Where yesterday saw Netflix formally confirming the political drama’s sixth season would serve as its last, producers were quick to specify the decision had nothing to do with allegations against Spacey. Nonetheless, Netflix and producer Media Rights Capital dispatched executives to meet with cast and crew about the revelations, simultaneously noting that Spacey was not currently on-set. Both Netflix and MRC have now issued a statement confirming the indefinite shutdown of production (via Deadline):

MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on House of Cards season six, until further notice, to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew.

It remains to be seen if Netflix would scrap its existing House of Cards Season 6 footage, or perhaps re-engineer the series around Robin Wright’s Claire, but stay tuned for the latest in the meantime.